Ambergris accord, guiac wood, white benzoin, immortelle, and Somalian myrrh.

In bottle: myrrh and ambergris, I think. It's lovely: white, but warm with that delicious resinous undertone.

Wet on skin: ...where did it go? It almost completely disappears on my skin. The only thing left is the immortelle, for some reason. As it dries, it starts to get ( Read more... )

Antiqued amber, cumin, saffron, frankincense, Atlas cedar, myrrh, mandarin, Ceylon cinnamon bark, and osmanthus.

In decant: golden. I get the beautiful mandarin, plus slightly woody/resinous notes (I think the cedar is most "out"). This is sweet in a non-foody, non-syrupy way. Beautiful.

Wet on skin: definitely resins and mandarin; the mix is ( Read more... )

Opoponax, kumaru, cocoa butter, Mysore sandalwood, verbena, almond milk, guiac wood, beeswax, and myrrh.

In decant: uh...dark spices. Very resiny, but with verbena to add a bright (almost too bright) note to it.

Wet on skin: surprisingly creamy; I wasn't expecting that. I suppose that's the beeswax? The strongest notes are verbena and vague woody ( Read more... )